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Noel Anderson
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- was an LDS church primary teacher in McKinney, Texas; sentenced in 2019 in Texas to 50 years in prison for molesting children.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Texas,
- Positions: Missionary, Primary,
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Dale Andreason
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- was a Mormon church member in Magna, Utah; found guilty of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD a 1st Degree Felony and was sentenced 6 years to life.
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- Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Positions: Primary, Youth leader,
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Brandon Bednarz
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- was an LDS church member in Kansas; convicted of sexual abuse of a minor.
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- Positions: Primary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
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Nelson Bogero
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- was an LDS church member and Primary children's teacher in Cordoba, Argentina; accused in 2017 of sexual abuse of two girls who were in his Primary class; a local LDS leader allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police; in August 2024, Bogero was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Argentina,
- Positions: Primary,
Alleged coverup
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Emer Broadbent
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- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; died in 2017.
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- Positions: Missionary, Primary,
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Paul Bryant
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- was an HOA president and former Mormon primary teacher in Lehi, Utah; was a branch president during an LDS mission to Argentina in the 1980s; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; died by suicide in December 2024.
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- Positions: Branch president, Missionary, Other leader, Primary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
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Brian Call
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- was a Mormon church member and dentist; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Positions: Primary, Youth leader,
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Buckland Darrell
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- was a former LDS Primary teacher in Redmond, Washington; accused of molesting young boys in sacrament meeting and at their homes; charged with first-degree felony child molestation in 2022-23 (5 victims); admitted to sexually abusing around 6 to 8 boys; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2024 to at least 8 years in prison; faced two additional counts in March 2025 after two more victims came forward.
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Washington,
- Positions: Primary,
- Alleged coverup
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David Dawson
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- was an LDS church member and primary teacher in Logan, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted.
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- Positions: Elders quorum, Primary, Youth leader,
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Joseph Dunlop
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- was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Positions: Primary,
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Gerald Elison
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- was an LDS church member and junior high school drama teacher in Orem, Utah; accused in 2014 in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy student in the early 1980s; died in 2019.
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- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council,
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Miguel Estudillo
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- was an LDS primary teacher in Baker City, Oregon; arrested for crimes related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Oregon,
- Positions: Primary,
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David Farley
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- was a former doctor and LDS church member in West Linn, Oregon; accused of sexually abusing over 200 patients; the alleged abuse occurred over a span of many years, during which Farley was an LDS stake high council member for some time; never criminally charged; in February 2024, the city of West Linn, Oregon released a report about the way its police department investigated Farley.
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- Alleged crime: Unknown timeframe, in Oregon,
- Positions: Primary, Stake high council, Sunday school,
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Thomas Gibbons
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- was an LDS church member in Tennessee and Layton, Utah; worked as a police officer; pleaded guilty to two felony charges of forcible sex abuse; sentenced in 2000 in Utah to prison.
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- Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Positions: Ministering/home teacher, Primary,
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Alan Grant
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- was an LDS church member and primary teacher in Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in August 1998 to two months in jail.
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- Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Positions: Primary,
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Russell Harbin
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- was a Mormon church member in Polson, Montana; convicted of sexual intercourse without consent with an 11-year-old child; the alleged abuse lasted from 2022 to 2024; he allegedly was assigned to be a Primary teacher sometime after the abuse began; sentenced in 2025 to 40 years in prison; the judge suspended 20 years of the 40-year term.
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- Crime: 2020s, in Montana,
- Positions: Primary,
- Alleged coverup
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Jordan Jolley
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- was an LDS church member in Syracuse, Utah; convicted of voyeurism in January 2024.
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- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Positions: Primary, Youth leader,
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Marion Klingler
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- was an LDS church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; now lives in Springville Utah as registered sex offender.
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- Positions: Primary, Scout leader,
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Kurt Leppert
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- was a former LDS church primary teacher in Spokane Valley, Washington; found guilty in 2018 by a jury of seven counts of sexually abusing 3 children between the ages of 8 and 12; sentenced in 2018 to 21 years and 4 months in prison.
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- Positions: Primary,
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John Midgett
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- was a Mormon Sunday school teacher in the San Diego area, California; also was a Navy petty officer first class; accused of 43 felony counts of child molestation for allegedly sexually abusing eight girls, ages 5 to 10, in his Sunday school class; pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 years in prison; as of 2024, lives in Bountiful, Utah as a registered sex offender.
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in California,
- Positions: Primary,
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Aaron Montoya
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- was a Mormon children's Primary teacher and law enforcement officer in Utah; found guilty in 2005 of sexually abusing children during LDS church meetings and at his home; later pleaded guilty in another case; in all, at least nine victims came forward; sentenced to prison in 2005; as of March 2025, is out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender.
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- Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
- Positions: Primary,
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Christopher Nuttall
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- was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; arrested in an FBI sting operation; convicted in 2019 of LURE MINOR FOR SEX EXPLOIT and ATTEMPT TO COMMIT - SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH MINOR.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Positions: Primary,
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Kent Prestwich
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- was an LDS church member and nursery leader (Primary teacher/worker) in Lewiston, Utah; arrested in 2023 for allegedly downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for 15 years "because it aroused him;" pleaded guilty to two 2nd degree felony counts of child sexual exploitation; January 2024: sentenced to two concurrent terms of one to 15 years in prison, with credit for 91 says served.
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- Positions: Nursery, Primary,
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George Schliesser
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- was a Mormon church member, scout leader and Primary teacher in Utah; charged in 1990 with two counts of sodomy on a child and two counts of sex abuse on a child; in September 2021, was arrested after a third alleged attempt at voyeurism, the first two in 2020.
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- Crime: 1980s, in Utah,
- Positions: Primary, Scout leader,
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Sean Sund
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- was an LDS primary teacher in Utah; arrested in 2018 and accused of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl from his LDS ward during sleepovers at his home on multiple occasions; pleaded guilty in 2022 to second-degree felony sex abuse of a child and was sentenced to 361 days in jail; registered sex offender for life.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Other leader, Primary,
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Adrian Villar
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- was an LDS church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of sexually abusing an 8 year old and 11 year old separately .
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- Positions: Primary,
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Ryan Whitaker
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- was an LDS church member and divorce lawyer in Vancouver, Washington; charged with sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl in his Sunday School class during church meetings; convicted in 2013 and sentenced to prison; registered sex offender.
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Washington,
- Positions: Missionary, Primary, Sunday school,
- Alleged coverup
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Michael Whitehead
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- was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2004 of ENTICING A MINOR OVER THE INTERNET - Class A Misdemeanor.
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- Crime: 2000s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Positions: Primary,
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